Alchemical Symbol

Alchemical Symbol

Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. Note that while notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists, so this page lists the most common.

Read more about Alchemical Symbol:  Three Primes, Four Basic Elements, Seven Planetary Metals, Mundane Elements

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